2016 Writers Guild Awards Recognize Trainwreck
The Writers Guild of America has announced their nominees for 2015’s finest achievements in screenwriting.
Perhaps the most pleasant surprise among the bunch is Amy Schumer’s hit comedy Trainwreck scoring a Best Original Screenplay nomination. Does this mean that Schumer will follow in the same footsteps of comedian Kristen Wiig, who received a screenplay Oscar nomination for Bridesmaids?
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Best Original Screenplay:
Bridge of Spies: Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Sicario: Written by Taylor Sheridan
Spotlight: Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
Straight Outta Compton: Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by
S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Trainwreck: Written by Amy Schumer
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short: Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; Based on the Book by Michael Lewis
Carol: Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy; Based on the Novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
The Martian: Screenplay by Drew Goddard; Based on the Novel by Andy Weir
Steve Jobs: Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Walter Isaacson
Trumbo: Written by John McNamara; Based on the Biography by Bruce Cook
Best Documentary Screenplay
Being Canadian: Written by Robert Cohen
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief: Written by Alex Gibney
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck: Written by Brett Morgen
Prophet’s Prey: Written by Amy J. Berg
The WGA winners will be announced on February 13, 2016.